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multinational

multinational

112 4.4
Used to describe companies or groups that operate in several countries
  • adjective
  • /ˌmʌltiˈnæʃənl/
translation icon : multinacional
  • Many multinational corporations have offices in over twenty countries.
  • a multinational company
  • a multinational corporation
  • a multinational firm

Yeah, it's, there's a number of large multinational companies who have incorporated into various systems.

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Examples

  • Make this woman the CEO of a multinational corporation.

  • Many of them have multinational ownership, which is good.

  • So Australia went in a multinational force, went in under the United Nations.

  • Thus far, these words might be said by a manager in any multinational organization.

    Academic text (1999)
  • So, you are not working for any multinational corporation?

  • Let's try to set up a genuinely multinational operation.

  • With the constant need for pilots, the RAF became a truly multinational fighting force.

  • We were told that foxley hall had been rented by a multinational corporation.

  • They're a multinational pharmaceutical corporation.

  • The Byzantine army was truly multinational, as it included Normans, Cumans, Bulgars, Syrians, Armenians and Slavs.

Synonyms

international
vsmultinational
2.1

Relating to two or more countries

is used especially for organisations spanning several countries and nationalities
transnational
vsmultinational
15 6.6

Involving more than one country

is used for companies or organisations that operate in several countries

How International

global
2.7
multinational
112 4.4
international
2.1
national
2.0
domestic
587 2.8

Surface Forms

multinational positive

Morphology

multinational = national (transparent) = multi + nation + al

The adjective is transparently built from 'national' with the prefix 'multi-', giving the straightforward meaning 'relating to several nations'.

Etymology

Multinational comes from multi- 'many' and nation 'country' or 'people'. So it means 'many countries' and is used for things that involve or work across several countries.